Billfolds



Jan. 15, 1957 J. B. ANDERSON BILLFOLDS 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 24, 1952 FIG2.

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INVENTOR BY @VMM-a4 ATTORNEYS J. B. ANDERSON Jan. 15, 1957 BILLFOLDS 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 24, 1952 Flcs.

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- JNVE'NTOR. 2.9.4444 BY ATTORNEYS Jan. l5, 1957 J. B. ANDERSON 2,777,494

BILLFOLDS Filed June 24, 1952 Y I5 Sheets-Sheet 3 FIGQQ INVENTOR.

Anintrornfs Jac B. Anderson, iWesttBend, Y2Wis.,ffassignor to .Enger- Kress Company, West Bend, WS, a morporation of nWisconsin application aune 24,19sz,'sear/No. 295,189

. Leiaim. (amsn-ss) I his Tinvention relates tto improvements in lbillfolds. At ythe present Vtime there iis a idemand V.for-.billfolds which are `capable of;;holding.a relatively .larger-number of .cai-d5, photos for ithe like, ,fa-s well ,as bills, and .it tis ttherein, .and the pocket being expansible .at its outer endas .Well .as at the, sides.

.Afmore :speciicrobject of ,the invention iis Itoprovide .a bill'fold ...having v4)panels .forming 1:conventional ioard freeeiving pockets at ).both ends thereof, .there being .la Eseci ond .g pocket having gusseted .sides and end superimposed .ononeofsaidpanels n .fA further obiect'is to provide,l in a billfold, a lgusseted card, pocket construction wherein there is :no .interference k.with ,the .folding .action `of the tbillfold, vand #wherein fthe .gussiets ywhich t provide `,for expansion .of the feard gpooket .tend .to .normallyiie flat ywhen =the,pocketfis;-notffillei @with ,cardsand wherein theedges offthe-fenpansiblepocketfre-v main .within vthe :confines :of --the zbillfol'd.` and do not ,tend .'.to l.project over ,the` edges 5 in y.an 'unsightly lfmanner.

rA more ,specific object Eis to pr-Ovide, rinviene tform tof I the invention, a gusseted card pocket construction wherein the gusset forming sections are integral with the outer face ofthefexpansihle-,poeketfanrliare iormed 'with tongues which are cooperable with-.slotlina-lportion of the billfold to connect the pocket to the "fo'yld in such a manner that lit `normally tends to lie at, while `nevertheless 7providing-forfexpansion-whenneeded l f A 'further object of-the in'vention iis-to proviil'eplhillfold 4-construction as -above-deseribetl, Yincluding :a gusse'ted fcardtpoeke't, --wherein the end -gusset'forming sectionfisl so .arranged .with 4respect -to theend of the fold that 4it is valways inplace, andso ythatthereiis'no1portion1en'ling tov p :project beyond the end 'lof -the vfold -cards lin fthe pocket.

JOther objects -of -the vinvention `are t'to provide .tan vim- .proved `.billfold --which is -neat vand attractive in appearance, which is relatively simple to manufacture, and which is otherwise well adapted for the purpose described.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the improved billfold, and all its parts and combinations, as set forth in the claim, and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating two complete embodiments of the invention, in which the same reference numerals designate the same parts in all of the views:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of one form of billfold in flat unfolded condition;

Iwhen there `are .no

Vscored 'blank for I forming the main tbody: of

2,717,494 frlatent'ed Jan. [15, 1957 rice ffFig. 'i12 isfalon'gitudinal 'sectional 'view-'on ansenlarged scale through the portion of thefol'dhavingthe'fexpansible feard fpocket, ftaken approximately on the fline 3- -3 of Fig i1;

Fig. =4 is a fragmentaryfsectional view showingva portiomof Fig. IZmwith onlyitheimportant'cooperatinglparts illustrated. i v

Fig. 15A israfiragm'entary .sectional view y As'hovvingzfaf por- "tion of Fig 'Belwithl only?` the r important `cooperating parts illustrated,- theJ dot :and dash lines Sindicating .fa partially collapsed condition;

IEig. 6 :is .alplan'view :of the outersid'e ofiaicntffand thebillfold fofFig. d;

t Fig. "7^1isfaipl-an view rofi'the Aoutersitle of .fa cut and scoredihlank'i.foriforming fthefexpans'ible `'card pocket;

f Fig.; 8 .islaV fragmentary iplan view :showing the reverse r orfinn'er sideioftheslit'lap lofhEig. f 6 as it appears-after fthe lank Afof. 'i1-iig. 7 has beenconnected thereto, ,part A'of ithe f material rdf thefold proper 2 being lbroke'n :away atA a corner; l

aFg..i9 @is a plan :viewof aimodited LformL of v'bill-fold sinfunfoldeidicondition; I

Fig. il() :isla longitudin'al :sectional view fvthrough fthe portion of the Vfold having the Jexpansible poeket,ftaken ialongthelines lil-winf'lig-Q; l

JFig. .11 fii'si a :sectional :view on r the fsame asca'le :as Fig. tlgtakenfalongitheline SUI-i1 liofFig.' 9;

tion of Eigflligomaflarger scale; 'and Y `Fig iflftis :a sfrag'mentary'sectional view showin da :portion eofzlig. i101 con'. ai larger fsca'le. f

rReferring .more :particularly fito the form Jrof ibillfold shown in Figs. .1 :to :58 iinelusive, f-thebillfold'inclu'des-'a :haekiortonter awall 2if5 :having panels 16 .fand C17 foldably 1l-iig. lisfa fragmentary seictional-viewlshowinga pory -ilinestofseoring .fandl respectively. `The panel 16 f gironi.

In assembly, the :card ipoeketforminglhlank'ofl. 7 isiplaeedvover the `panel 1.16 offFirg. f6. Neirtpthe gusset :forming portions 3ZJand34 are folded 'on the lines "133 and 35, and the end gusset forming extension 42 is folded on the line 44. The tongues 36, 37, 38 and 39 are inserted through the slits 27, 26, 29 and 30 respectively, and the tongue 43 is inserted through the slit 28. These tongues are then glued in position on the inner side of the panel 16 in the manner shown in Fig; 8, the gusset forming extensions 32 and 34 at the sides projecting inwardly from the fold lines 33 and 35, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5 and in collapsed condition being substantially parallel with the panel 16 so that the superimposed card pocket lies very ilat on top of the panel in spite of the gusset sections when there are no cards in vthe pocket.

The end gusset forming extension 42 also projects in wardly from the fold line V44, in a plane substantially parallel with the panel 16 when the pocket is collapsed. This portion is shown. insomewhat expanded condition in Figs. 2 and 4. It is preferred to stitch the tongue 43 as at 43' as well as glue it.

As shown by the broken out corner of Fig. 8 theends of the gusset forming section 42 overlap the ends 32.' of the side gusset forming sections 32.

After the card holding pocket has been thus assembled on the panel 16, the end flap 23 is folded over and its tongue 45 is inserted in the same slit 28 that receives the end tongue 43 of the card forming pocket, asshown in Fig. 4. This latter tongue is also glued in place.

The remainder of the billfold is assembled in a more or less conventional manner. That is, the top edges of the panels 16 and 17 are folded over the edge` 46 of an intermediate piece 47 and secured thereto, and the end ap 22 is folded over so that its tongue may be inserted into and glued in place in the s'lit 17 as shown in Fig. 1.

The card holding pocket formed by the panel 31 is adapted to be closed by a iiap 48, the latter having its inner edge suitably secured to the `panel 16 as at 49 in Fig. 2, and being provided with an elongated tongue 50 which is insertible through a loop 51, the latter having its ends secured in the slits 52 of Fig. 7, in a well known manner.

In Figs. 9-13 a modified form of the invention is i1- lustrated. This billfold also includes a card holding pocket having expansible sides and end just as in the form of the invention of Figs. l to 8.

Referring to the billfold illustrated in Figs. 9-13 and designated generally by the numeral 53, this billfold is more or less conventional for the most part and includes an outer or back wall 54. A panel 55 is folded from the lower edge of the wall 54, as shown in Fig. 9 to form a. pocket, and a panel 56,(see Fig. which is also folded from the lower edge of the billfold forms an inner card holding pocket between it and an intermediate layer of material 57 as is well known in the art.

The expansible cardholding pocket which forms the subject matter of the present invention includes a panel 58 having gusset forming extensions 59 (see Figs. l1 and 12) which are stitched to the panel 56 as at 60. The extensions 59 have longitudinal fold lines 59'. The card holding pocket also includes a gusset forming end extension 61 which is disposed as shown in Figs. 10 and 13, there being an end Hap 62 which is folded from the back wall 54 of the billfold over the free edge of the extension 61, with all of the layers ,stitched together as shown at 63 in Fig. 13. The extension 61 has a longitudinal fold line 61. Thus, the end gusset forming eX- tension is sewed in simultaneously with the turned over end flap 62 of the back or outer wall 54.

It is apparent from the above that both Vforms ofI ther improved billfold have an expansible card holding pocket which always maintains a neat and trim appearance regardless of the number of cards therein.

In both forms of the invention the pocket forming member is formed separately from the billfold proper and has gusset forming extensions which. provide for expansion on two sides as well as on an end edge.

In addition to the above, in both forms of the invention there is a ap folded `from the end edge of the outer wall of the billfold over the adjacent end of the panel, which ap is so secured to the panel and to the end gusset forming member as to permit expansible movement of the end of the pocket forming member, while keeping the parts neatly connected and while effecting a neat closing of the end of the billfold proper.

Although only two forms of the invention have been shown and described, various other changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and all of such changes are contemplated, as may come within the scope of the claim. i

What I claim is:

In a billfold having an outer wall and having a panel folded from a longitudinal edge of said outer wall to a superimposed position on the inner side of said outer wall and having slits spaced inwardly from its side and end edges, a pocket forming member superimposed on said panel having gusset forming extensions folded from its side edges beneath the latter, said member also having a gusset forming extension folded from the edge of its outer end beneath said end, said last mentioned extension being adjacent an end edge of the outer wall of the billfold, tongues projecting from said side gusset forming extensions with each tongue received in one of the slits of the panel, a tongue projecting from said end gusset forming extension and received in a slit of the panel and having its ends in overlapping relationship with adjacent ends of tongues of said side gusset-forming extensions, means for securing said tongues to the undersurface of said panel, the location of the slits in the panel inwardly of the edges of the pocket forming member providing for expausible movement of the pocket forming member at its sides as well as at its outer end, and a flap folded from said end edge of the outer wall over the adjacent end of said panel and having a portion projecting through the same slit of the panel which receives the tongue of the end gusset forming extension, a closure flap for said pocket secured at one edge to said panel adjacent the inner end of said pocket forming member along a line which extends transversely of the billfold and having an elongated tongue projecting from its opposite edge, and an external loop on said pocket forming member extendingtransversely thereof positioned to slidably receive said tongue in any position of expanded movement of the pocket forming member, means 1ocated inwardly of the edge of the end of said pocket forming member for securing said ap portion in said position beneath said tongue of the end gusset forming extension.

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